❓ A parliamentary question regarding the impact of changed school holiday dates on South West tourism, specifically concerning consultation and potential compensation for financial losses. The Minister's response addresses awareness of NAPLAN dates, previous government decisions, and consultation with Tourism WA.
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SCHOOL HOLIDAY DATES CHANGE — IMPACT ON SOUTH WEST TOURISM
I refer to the minister’s recent decision to change school holiday dates for the first term of 2011 and the impact that will have on South West region tourist operators who are facing financial losses as a result of bookings being cancelled or cut short. (1) Was the Department of Education aware of the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy test dates as far back as 2007? (2) If yes to (1), why were the NAPLAN test dates not taken into consideration when first setting the 2011 school term dates? (3) Why was the tourism industry in the South West region not consulted before a decision was made to change the dates? (4) Will the government compensate South West tourism operators for financial losses incurred as a result of the government’s decision? Hon PETER COLLIER
I refer to the minister’s recent decision to change school holiday dates for the first term of 2011 and the impact that will have on South West region tourist operators who are facing financial losses as a result of bookings being cancelled or cut short. (1) Was the Department of Education aware of the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy test dates as far back as 2007? (2) If yes to (1), why were the NAPLAN test dates not taken into consideration when first setting the 2011 school term dates? (3) Why was the tourism industry in the South West region not consulted before a decision was made to change the dates? (4) Will the government compensate South West tourism operators for financial losses incurred as a result of the government’s decision? Hon PETER COLLIER
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Education has provided the following reply — (1) Yes. (2) These dates were first decided in 2006 by the previous Labor government. (3) Verbal advice was sought and received from the chairperson of the board of Tourism WA and the chief executive officer of Tourism WA. (4) It is not yet clear that such losses will necessarily occur.
(1) Was the Department of Education aware of the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy test dates as far back as 2007? (2) If yes to (1), why were the NAPLAN test dates not taken into consideration when first setting the 2011 school term dates? (3) Why was the tourism industry in the South West region not consulted before a decision was made to change the dates? (4) Will the government compensate South West tourism operators for financial losses incurred as a result of the government’s decision? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Education has provided the following reply — (1) Yes. (2) These dates were first decided in 2006 by the previous Labor government. (3) Verbal advice was sought and received from the chairperson of the board of Tourism WA and the chief executive officer of Tourism WA. (4) It is not yet clear that such losses will necessarily occur.
(2) If yes to (1), why were the NAPLAN test dates not taken into consideration when first setting the 2011 school term dates? (3) Why was the tourism industry in the South West region not consulted before a decision was made to change the dates? (4) Will the government compensate South West tourism operators for financial losses incurred as a result of the government’s decision? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Education has provided the following reply — (1) Yes. (2) These dates were first decided in 2006 by the previous Labor government. (3) Verbal advice was sought and received from the chairperson of the board of Tourism WA and the chief executive officer of Tourism WA. (4) It is not yet clear that such losses will necessarily occur.
(3) Why was the tourism industry in the South West region not consulted before a decision was made to change the dates? (4) Will the government compensate South West tourism operators for financial losses incurred as a result of the government’s decision? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Education has provided the following reply — (1) Yes. (2) These dates were first decided in 2006 by the previous Labor government. (3) Verbal advice was sought and received from the chairperson of the board of Tourism WA and the chief executive officer of Tourism WA. (4) It is not yet clear that such losses will necessarily occur.
(4) Will the government compensate South West tourism operators for financial losses incurred as a result of the government’s decision? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Education has provided the following reply — (1) Yes. (2) These dates were first decided in 2006 by the previous Labor government. (3) Verbal advice was sought and received from the chairperson of the board of Tourism WA and the chief executive officer of Tourism WA. (4) It is not yet clear that such losses will necessarily occur.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Education has provided the following reply — (1) Yes. (2) These dates were first decided in 2006 by the previous Labor government. (3) Verbal advice was sought and received from the chairperson of the board of Tourism WA and the chief executive officer of Tourism WA. (4) It is not yet clear that such losses will necessarily occur.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Education has provided the following reply — (1) Yes. (2) These dates were first decided in 2006 by the previous Labor government. (3) Verbal advice was sought and received from the chairperson of the board of Tourism WA and the chief executive officer of Tourism WA. (4) It is not yet clear that such losses will necessarily occur.
(1) Yes. (2) These dates were first decided in 2006 by the previous Labor government. (3) Verbal advice was sought and received from the chairperson of the board of Tourism WA and the chief executive officer of Tourism WA. (4) It is not yet clear that such losses will necessarily occur.
(2) These dates were first decided in 2006 by the previous Labor government. (3) Verbal advice was sought and received from the chairperson of the board of Tourism WA and the chief executive officer of Tourism WA. (4) It is not yet clear that such losses will necessarily occur.
(3) Verbal advice was sought and received from the chairperson of the board of Tourism WA and the chief executive officer of Tourism WA. (4) It is not yet clear that such losses will necessarily occur.
(4) It is not yet clear that such losses will necessarily occur.
(1) Was the Department of Education aware of the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy test dates as far back as 2007? (2) If yes to (1), why were the NAPLAN test dates not taken into consideration when first setting the 2011 school term dates? (3) Why was the tourism industry in the South West region not consulted before a decision was made to change the dates? (4) Will the government compensate South West tourism operators for financial losses incurred as a result of the government’s decision? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Education has provided the following reply — (1) Yes. (2) These dates were first decided in 2006 by the previous Labor government. (3) Verbal advice was sought and received from the chairperson of the board of Tourism WA and the chief executive officer of Tourism WA. (4) It is not yet clear that such losses will necessarily occur.
(2) If yes to (1), why were the NAPLAN test dates not taken into consideration when first setting the 2011 school term dates? (3) Why was the tourism industry in the South West region not consulted before a decision was made to change the dates? (4) Will the government compensate South West tourism operators for financial losses incurred as a result of the government’s decision? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Education has provided the following reply — (1) Yes. (2) These dates were first decided in 2006 by the previous Labor government. (3) Verbal advice was sought and received from the chairperson of the board of Tourism WA and the chief executive officer of Tourism WA. (4) It is not yet clear that such losses will necessarily occur.
(3) Why was the tourism industry in the South West region not consulted before a decision was made to change the dates? (4) Will the government compensate South West tourism operators for financial losses incurred as a result of the government’s decision? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Education has provided the following reply — (1) Yes. (2) These dates were first decided in 2006 by the previous Labor government. (3) Verbal advice was sought and received from the chairperson of the board of Tourism WA and the chief executive officer of Tourism WA. (4) It is not yet clear that such losses will necessarily occur.
(4) Will the government compensate South West tourism operators for financial losses incurred as a result of the government’s decision? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Education has provided the following reply — (1) Yes. (2) These dates were first decided in 2006 by the previous Labor government. (3) Verbal advice was sought and received from the chairperson of the board of Tourism WA and the chief executive officer of Tourism WA. (4) It is not yet clear that such losses will necessarily occur.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Education has provided the following reply — (1) Yes. (2) These dates were first decided in 2006 by the previous Labor government. (3) Verbal advice was sought and received from the chairperson of the board of Tourism WA and the chief executive officer of Tourism WA. (4) It is not yet clear that such losses will necessarily occur.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Education has provided the following reply — (1) Yes. (2) These dates were first decided in 2006 by the previous Labor government. (3) Verbal advice was sought and received from the chairperson of the board of Tourism WA and the chief executive officer of Tourism WA. (4) It is not yet clear that such losses will necessarily occur.
(1) Yes. (2) These dates were first decided in 2006 by the previous Labor government. (3) Verbal advice was sought and received from the chairperson of the board of Tourism WA and the chief executive officer of Tourism WA. (4) It is not yet clear that such losses will necessarily occur.
(2) These dates were first decided in 2006 by the previous Labor government. (3) Verbal advice was sought and received from the chairperson of the board of Tourism WA and the chief executive officer of Tourism WA. (4) It is not yet clear that such losses will necessarily occur.
(3) Verbal advice was sought and received from the chairperson of the board of Tourism WA and the chief executive officer of Tourism WA. (4) It is not yet clear that such losses will necessarily occur.
(4) It is not yet clear that such losses will necessarily occur.
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